From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jan 25 20:22:53 2013 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.FreeBSD.org [8.8.178.115]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6C872D95 for ; Fri, 25 Jan 2013 20:22:53 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from Lowell@Be-Well.Ilk.Org) Received: from asbnvacz-mailrelay01.megapath.net (asbnvacz-mailrelay01.megapath.net [207.145.128.243]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 22834772 for ; Fri, 25 Jan 2013 20:22:52 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail3.sea5.speakeasy.net (mail3.sea5.speakeasy.net [69.17.117.42]) by asbnvacz-mailrelay01.megapath.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id A3FF4A71364 for ; Fri, 25 Jan 2013 15:01:21 -0500 (EST) Received: (qmail 30237 invoked from network); 25 Jan 2013 20:01:21 -0000 Received: by simscan 1.4.0 ppid: 17155, pid: 11052, t: 0.1778s scanners: clamav: 0.88.2/m:52/d:10739 Received: from unknown (HELO be-well.ilk.org) ([66.92.78.145]) (envelope-sender ) by mail3.sea5.speakeasy.net (qmail-ldap-1.03) with SMTP for ; 25 Jan 2013 20:01:21 -0000 Received: from lowell-desk.lan (lowell-desk.lan [172.30.250.8]) by be-well.ilk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 934A433C1E; Fri, 25 Jan 2013 15:01:15 -0500 (EST) Received: by lowell-desk.lan (Postfix, from userid 1147) id 4277D39855; Fri, 25 Jan 2013 15:01:15 -0500 (EST) From: Lowell Gilbert To: Eitan Adler , freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 37 left - how you can help! References: Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2013 15:01:15 -0500 Message-ID: <4438xpm3qs.fsf@lowell-desk.lan> User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.2 (berkeley-unix) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: Documentation project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2013 20:22:53 -0000 The xdm-boot question is still fine. The running-X-securelevels question doesn't match what I actually see when I try it; I don't know if my experience is the only one people are likely to see these days. Instead of the "KDENABIO failed" message, I get: (EE) No devices detected. Fatal server error: no screens found Something closer to the FAQ entry shows up in the log, which ends with (WW) xf86EnableIO: Failed to open /dev/io for extended I/O(EE) No devices detected. Fatal server error: no screens found I think the entry should be changed to more closely reflect what somebody would see these days, but other than that I think it's okay. Maybe mention there are alternatives to xdm. Proposed diff: Index: book.xml =================================================================== --- book.xml (revision 40750) +++ book.xml (working copy) @@ -5246,8 +5246,7 @@ I tried to run X, but I get an - KDENABIO failed (Operation not - permitted) error when I type + No devices detected. error when I type startx. What do I do now? @@ -5262,6 +5261,7 @@ Set your securelevel back down to zero (usually in /etc/rc.conf), or run &man.xdm.1; + (or an alternative display manager) at boot time (before the securelevel is raised).